To understand or ascertain by investigation.
We need to get at the root cause of all this.
“Part of the core thesis of the book is that you should not talk about your trauma! You should suppress your feelings and pursue things like dance and equine therapy to get at the "root cause" of your symptoms. It's 1950s garbage repackaged as New Age forbidden wisdom.”
“I need this assignment to get AT THE VERY LEAST a 10/100 and i get a C”
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Me thinking I would get at least one comment for Teacher Appreciation Day when I got none lol:
“Oooh lovely. Please don’t let H get at it before I get there.”
““He wants to get at me”: Stephen A. Smith sets tone for Skip Bayless’ return to ESPN’s “First Take” after almost a decade”
“I think a better way to get at this problem is to repeal the permanent apportionment act. The size of the US house was supposed to GROW with each census. If the number of house reps matched population CA would have so many it would SWAMP gerrymandering in FL or whatever.”
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To mean, signify, imply.
I don't understand. What are you getting at?
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To manage to gain access to.
I have a lot of money in my trust fund. I just can't get at it.
“The kind of tattoo you get at 18”
“I mean we still get at least one three day weekend a month so I am not complaining, really. Next two days are low effort. But it is very funny.”
“Me thinking I would get at least one comment for Teacher Appreciation Day when I got none lol:”
“Frustration at Kelowna Curling Club after thieves cut hole in roof to get at ATM #Kelowna”
“Guess the danger caused primarily is the risk of retaliatory measures by Trump against Catholics in general just to get at the Pope.”
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